There some good news for families that like to treat their children to a McDonald's Happy Meal, it has been deemed a healthy option and any feelings of guilt can be put to the back of your minds.

This ruling has come about after the Advertising Standards Agency made a ruling after looking into the fast food chain's advertising of their kids menu, between episodes of Peppa Pig.

There were concerns that it breached UK advertising regulations aimed at cutting childhood obesity, as products that are "high in fat, salt or sugar" (HFSS) cannot be promoted over any medium where more than 25% of its audience are likely to be under 16.

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The advertising watchdog has ruled that the Happy Meal has not breached this though and the work undertaken by McDonald's to cut back on the fat, sugar and salt content in their products, has paid off.

A grilled chicken wrap has been added to the revamped Happy Meal menu and the sugar content in the drinks have been reduced.

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This followed a six-month consultation with Mumsnet and it has also seen the option of swapping fries for a fruit bag or carrot sticks and the offering of milk, water and fruit juice given as an option instead of a fizzy drink or milkshake.

Fries are also served in a size smaller than the restaurant's standard 'small' size.

The ASA said that the changes had meant that no advertising regulations had been broken and that Happy Meals were "non-HFSS products".